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NJ Supreme Court Hears School Funding Case
TRENTON, April 20, 2011 – This Wednesday, education advocates, community members, parents, teachers, legislators, and state lawyers gathered for a school funding case at the New Jersey Supreme Court, which addressed how harshly New Jersey public schools were impacted by the budget cuts for the 2010-2011 school year. David Sciarra, executive director of the Education [...]
N.J. acting education chief agrees to visit Paterson to see impact of aid cuts
BY LESLIE BRODY AND ZACH PATBERG The Record STAFF WRITERS Democratic Assemblywoman Nellie Pou made an impassioned plea Tuesday at a Trenton budget hearing as she invited acting education chief Christopher Cerf to visit Paterson schools to see for himself the pain of state aid cuts. FILE PHOTO Buy this photo Acting education chief Christopher [...]
Paterson schools have restored most requires special ed services
BY ZACH PATBERG The Record STAFF WRITER PATERSON – Amid complaints from education advocates, and now, orders from the state, the school district has started to provide special education to its preschoolers again, partially filling a void in services that some parents say has caused a lapse in their children’s learning. The district failed to [...]
Paterson residents take to the streets to protest property taxes
By: Henry Sosa Paterson, NJ- On Monday, February 28, 2011 about 400 residents came together in front of Paterson City Hall to protest the recent increase on their property taxes. The Protest was organized by Fernando Martinez, a Community Organizer and Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman, a Paterson city homeowner who has seen his tax bill hiked within [...]
Education advocacy groups protest budget cuts in front of Paterson City Hall
On Tuesday February 22nd the Paterson Education Organizing Committee (PEOC) in conjunction with the Paterson Education Fund (PEF) held a rally on the steps of the Paterson City Hall. The event was attended by over 120 parents, teachers and students. Article to follow.
SDA Revamping Supports Paterson School Projects
Tuesday, February 15, Paterson NJ- Governor Christie has declared the School Development Authority (SDA) a “waste”, announcing a revamping of the current program. This will result in many changes throughout the SDA controlled districts, including projects on Marshall & Hazel Elementary School and PS Number 16 Elementary schools in Paterson. A recent 6 month comprehensive [...]
Advocates charge Paterson with unlawful skimping on education programs
PATERSON — Virtually all the city’s public elementary students are getting little to no music and art classes, according to a complaint from an advocacy group. In a letter Thursday to the superintendent and state education commissioner, Elizabeth Athos, senior attorney with the Education Law Center, wrote that the district is violating state and federal [...]
